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Turning 18 with Confidence: promising practices and resources to support young refugees and migrants in transition to adulthood
The Council of Europe Youth Department has launched a rich collection of Promising Practices and Additional Resources on a dedicated webpage to support Young Refugees in Transition to Adulthood and bring concrete demonstrations of ways to implement Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)4 on Supporting Young...
Building Futures: Legal Pathways and Psychosocial Support for Young Refugees and Migrants in transition to adulthood
On 28-30 April the Council of Europe Youth Department in cooperation with the Council of Europe Division on Migration and Refugees (DMR), and the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) is holding a seminar on strengthening the implementation of Recommendation...
Deadline to register: 5 April 2026, 23:59 CET
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Seminar "Building Futures: Legal Pathways and Psychosocial Support for Young Refugees and Migrants in transition to adulthood"
Seminar on strengthening the implementation of Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)4 on Supporting Young Refugees in Transition to Adulthood The seminar "Building Futures: Legal Pathways and Psychosocial Support for Young Refugees and Migrants in transition to adulthood" to be held in Strasbourg on...
First review - Report published! Implementation of Recommendation on supporting young refugees in transition to adulthood
Youth Peace Camp 2025: Dialogue for peacebuilding in action!
From July 1-9, 2025, the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg hosts the Youth Peace Camp 2025, uniting 55 young participants from conflict-affected regions, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus (Greek-speaking and Turkish-speaking communities), Kosovo* (focusing on Albanian-speaking and...
Deadline for contributions: 7 July 2025, 23:59 CET
Take part in the survey!
As part of the ongoing review of Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)4 of the Committee of Ministers on supporting young refugees in transition to adulthood, the Council of Europe invites key stakeholders to take part in a dedicated survey. Adopted in 2019, the Recommendation outlines principles and...
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 4 May 2025, 23:59 CET
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Supporting Young Refugees: The Next Chapter
Seminar on Reviewing and Reinforcing the Implementation of the Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)4 on Supporting Young Refugees in Transition to Adulthood - On the occasion of the World Refugee Day - The seminar "Supporting Young Refugees: The Next Chapter" to be held in Strasbourg on 19-20 June...
Deadline for applications: Sunday 13 April 2025, 23:59 CET
YOUTH PEACE CAMP 2025 – Call for participants
The Youth Peace Camp is the flagship activity of the Council of Europe youth sector on promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies. The Youth Peace Camp project was born in 2003 in the framework the programme of the Council of Europe’s confidence-building measures and has been providing a...
Writing for Peace Education in Youth Work
The Joint Council on Youth has entrusted a group of experts with the drafting of a Committee of Ministers recommendation addressed to governments of member states on peace education in non-formal education and youth work. The group met at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg on 11 and 12...
Young people want a role in advancing ethical AI, bridging cultural divides, and addressing key global issues
The 8th Arab-European Youth Forum, co-organised by the Council of Europe and the League of Arab States, was held between 14 and 19 October 2024 at the International Youth City in Luxor, Egypt. The forum – focussed on ‘Intercultural Dialogue in the Age of Artificial Intelligence’ – brought...
Young people and policy makers discuss democracy and the climate crisis in Strasbourg
The Council of Europe has long recognised the importance of a healthy environment as a basic human right. It has adopted several texts that demand a shift in policies, to ensure that a healthy environment is recognised as a basic human right. These initiatives highlight the Council of Europe’s...
Youth for human rights education in Luxembourg
The Compass national training course “Promoting human rights education in Luxembourg 2024” brought together 20 youth workers, human rights activists, teachers and students at the Marienthal Quality Labelled Youth Centre. Held from 9 to 13 September, the course was initiated by ALDIC - The...
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 6 October 2024 23:59 CET
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Training course “Peace Education and Conflict Transformation with Young People”
The Youth Department is organising a training course for educators, activists, youth workers and other multipliers working who want to develop their competence for facilitating peace education and conflict transformation using non-formal education approaches in the context of the work they do...
Rights in Our Languages: Compass training course in Greece
From 2 to 6 September, 25 educators, youth workers, and social workers from across Greece gathered at the ELIX Multispace in Athens to improve their competences for education for democratic citizenship and human rights education with young people. The programme of the national training course...
Roma Youth Combating Antigypsyism: Training Course in North Macedonia
Roma youth leaders, youth workers, human rights activists, and members of civil society organisations across North Macedonia gathered in Mavrovo for a training course “Roma Youth Combating Antigypsyism” from 24 to 27 July 2024. The training course was organised by the Institute for research and...
Compass for formal and non-formal education: training course in Ukraine
Youth workers, teachers, and educators from all regions of Ukraine are participating in a national training course on human rights education from 21 to 25 July 2024 in Lviv, the European Youth Capital of 2025. This Compass national training course is organised by the Centre for Educational...
Dialogue for peacebuilding in action!
On July 2-9, 2024, the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg is hosting the Youth Peace Camp, a transformative event that brings together 80 young participants from regions deeply affected by conflicts, including Cyprus (Greek speaking Cypriots and Turkish speaking Cypriots), Bosnia and...
Dialogue for peacebuilding in action!
On July 2-9, 2024, the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg is hosting the Youth Peace Camp, a transformative event that brings together 80 young participants from regions deeply affected by conflicts, including Cyprus (Greek speaking Cypriots and Turkish speaking Cypriots), Bosnia and...
Call for consultant(s) - feasibility study about a Recommendation on peace education in non-formal learning and youth work
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe is now looking for consultant(s) (individuals or consortia) to carry out a feasibility study about a Recommendation on peace education in non-formal learning and youth work. The study should address the following questions by priority: Why would such...
Deadline for applying: 24 July 2024
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: 8TH Arab-European Youth Forum - Youth and Intercultural Dialogue in times of Artificial Intelligence
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 24 July 2024, 23:59 CET
Call for participants: 8th Arab-European Youth Forum - Youth and Intercultural Dialogue in times of Artificial Intelligence
In cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Egypt, the 2024 Arab-European Youth Forum is organised with a view to reset and re-launch the cooperation between young people and youth movements affiliated to the two organisations. The forum will be a unique space and moment for dialogue...
YOUNG REFUGEES: WHAT CONFIDENCE AT 18?
On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, the Youth Department of the Council of Europe is hosting the seminar Supporting confidence at 18 at the European Youth Centre Budapest. The seminar focuses on the struggles of young refugees, including unaccompanied minors, in exercising their most basic...
YOUNG REFUGEES: WHAT CONFIDENCE AT 18?
On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, the Youth Department of the Council of Europe is hosting the seminar Supporting confidence at 18 at the European Youth Centre Budapest. The seminar focuses on the struggles of young refugees, including unaccompanied minors, in exercising their most basic...
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5 MAY 2024
CALL FOR EXPERTS - consultative meeting on the accessibility of the European Youth Centres and the activities of the youth programme
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe is launching a call for experts to participate in a consultative meeting on improving the accessibility of the European Youth Centres and the activities of the youth programme of the Council of Europe on 19-21 June in Strasbourg (EYCS). The...
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5 MAY 2024, 23:59 CEST
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: SUPPORTING CONFIDENCE AT 18
A seminar on sharing practices of projects and initiatives in support of Young Refugees and Migrants in transition to adulthood
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5 May 2024, 23:59 CEST
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: SUPPORTING CONFIDENCE AT 18
A seminar on sharing practices of projects and initiatives in support of Young Refugees and Migrants in transition to adulthood - On the occasion of the World Refugee Day - The seminar SUPPORTING CONFIDENCE AT 18 aims at reassessing the current needs and situations faced by young refugees...
Deadline for applications: 24 March 2024, 23:59 CET
YOUTH PEACE CAMP 2024 – Call for participants
The Youth Peace Camp is the flagship activity of the Council of Europe youth sector on promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies. The Youth Peace Camp project was born in 2003 in the framework the programme of the Council of Europe’s confidence-building measures and has been providing a...
Youth Peace Camp 2023
The Youth Peace Camp is taking place from 4 to 11 July 2023 and intends to support young people and youth organisations active in conflict transformation and peacebuilding by sharing educational resources, capacity-building networking possibilities to enhance young people’s role in peace and...
TURNING 18 - Launching of guide to help young migrants and refugees in transition to adulthood
This Council of Europe practical guide aimed at helping young migrants and refugees in their transition to adulthood was launched today in Strasbourg with the support of the Icelandic Presidency and the participation of Iceland’s Minister of Education and Children, Ásmundur Einar Daðason. ...
Renewing Peace Education in intercultural youth activities
This consultative meeting brought together 35 experts in peace education, peacebuilding and conflict transformation to review and renew key contents and approaches to peace education in the intercultural youth activities of the Council of Europe, be them organised at the European Youth Centres...
The Democracy Agenda is the Peace Agenda
To learning conclusion arrived participants of the Youth Peace Camp Conference held in Strasbourg from 27 June to 1 July 2022. The conference brought together 33 young peacebuilders from conflict affected territories to add a dimension of peacebuilding and conflict transformation to the Youth...
Local Youth Peace Camp in Azerbaijan
The Local Youth Peace Camp 2021 was held from 30 October to 3 November in Baku. The aim of the project was to raise awareness of young people from conflict-affected regions of Azerbaijan on the field of peacebuilding, to explore peace-related concepts as well as to increase the participation of...
Deadline for applications: Monday, 21 June 2021, 23:59 CET
LAST CALL: YOUTH PEACE WEEK 2021, apply now!
The Youth Peace Week aims to empower young people and youth organisations from conflict affected regions by equipping them with competences and educational resources to enhance young people’s role and action for peace-building and conflict transformation. The Peace week will held from 30 June to...
Youth Peace Week online
The 2020 edition of the Youth Peace Camp has been postponed to 2021 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease. However, as an alternative, the Council of Europe decided to offer an online Youth Peace Week, a learning opportunity to bring together applicants and former participants of the Youth...
Consultative Meeting - Supporting Young Refugees in Transition to Adulthood through Youth Work and Youth Policy
Online meeting 16-17 June 2020, 9:30 – 13:00 Purpose of the meeting The Youth Department organises this consultative meeting to identify, prioritise and further organise the ways to support the implementation of the measures proposed by the Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)4 through youth policy and...
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Youth Peace Week 2020 - Online activity
The Youth Peace Camp is a project initiated by the Council of Europe in 2003, to bring together young people from conflict regions and to support them in initiating dialogue and cooperation. The 2020 edition of the camp has been postponed to 2021 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease. As...
Deadline for applications: 3 April 2020, 1 p.m. CET (midday)
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Youth Peace Camp 2020
The Youth Peace Camp engages young people and youth organisations from conflict affected regions in dialogue and conflict transformation activities based on human rights education and intercultural learning during and after the camp. Objectives The main objectives (personal, organisational and...
TAKING YOUNG REFUGEES SERIOUSLY
Report and presentations of the European reflection and discussion workshop available online! Youth work, volunteer work, sports activities are among the best answers to support young refugees ad migrants – newcomers in the city – to develop and expand their social networks. Social networks are...
Taking young refugees and asylum seekers seriously Knowledge, policies and youth work practices
European reflection and discussion workshop The European reflection and discussion workshop is organised as a follow up to the project Youth.Together, implemented by the Youth Department of the Council of Europe with financial support of the Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs. Youth.Together...
Euro-Arab Youth Forum - Dialogue on Youth, Peace and Security - Full video of the 7th Euro-Arab Youth Forum 2019
7th Euro-Arab Youth Forum: Dialogue on Youth, Peace and Security
Youth Peace Camp – support for follow-up projects in 2019
In 2019 the Council of Europe is inviting former participants of recent Youth Peace Camps to collaborate on implementing their follow up projects. The idea behind is to ensure that the Youth Peace Camps make a difference on local and regional level and to make the efforts of young peacebuilder...
Consultative Meeting "Intercultural Learning in the educational approaches and practices of the European Youth Centre"
The consultative meeting sets out to discover and analyse different phases of the discourse on intercultural learning and non-formal education and the development of related educational practices in the past years till today, considering milestones such as the international youth year, the All...
“50-50” Euro-Arab training course Youth Participation and Gender Equality
Deadline for applications: 13 April 2018, 13:00 p.m. CET
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Youth Peace Camp 2018
The Youth Peace Camps were initiated by the Council of Europe in 2003, in cooperation with Europa Park in Rust, Germany, to bring together young people from conflict regions and to support them in initiating dialogue and cooperation. In the past years the peace camp project brought together...
CONCLUSIONS - Summer School - Young refugees as actors for social inclusion and intercultural dialogue
Co-organised with the Global Platform for Syrian Students In cooperation with Kiron - Open Higher Education for Refugees and Voice of Young Refugees in Europe Braga Portugal, August 2017 Aims and Objectives of the Summer School The Summer School follows on the experience and proposals of the...
6th Arab-European Youth Forum
Fez Declaration
Fez Declaration Overcoming Hate and Extremism Together by the participants of the 6th Arab-Europaen Youth Forum Fez, 25-28 April 2017 Read the Fez Declaration Watch the short movie developed during the 6th Arab-Europaen Youth Forum:
Youth Peace Camp 2017
The annual Youth Peace Camp, organised by the Youth Department engages young people and youth organisations from conflict affected regions in dialogue and conflict transformation activities based on human rights education and intercultural learning during and after the camp. In 2017, between 30...